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Rev. Chavis' Mother Sdys State Has Lone Way To Go
By Hoyie H. Martin Sr.
Post Staff Writer
The acquittal of Sandra Du
pree last Saturday, a Scotland
Neck white woman who shot a
black man in the back of the
head causing his death, led
Mrs. Margaret Hunter to tell
a civil rights rally on Sunday
that the acquittal shows that
North Carolina blacks have a
"long way to go" in their
struggle for equality and jus
tice in this state, which is
"still the most racist state" in
the nation.
Mrs. Huntep4s the mother of
John Thomas Alford, who was
·«»«·— »«v»t V(uia> ill .jurif 01 ϋ
first-degree murder charge in
his second trial.
James Karl Grant, the kick
off speaker, told about 11M)
people al the Mount t'arinel
Baptist Church here in Char
lotte that the Dupree verdict
and the plight of the "Wil
mington 10" are reasons
enough for blacky to work
harder to change the social
structure of American society.
particularly the criminal jus
tice system.
Grant, one of the "Charlotte
3" convicted in 1972 of the 19»>8
burning of the Lazy Β Riding
Stables and currently free on
οοηα. lurther indicated con
cern over the apathy he wit
nessed while participating in a
voter-registration drive in
Charlotte last Saturday. He
said voting rights "are things
that people gave their lives for
back in the '60's".
The Rev. Leon Kiddick. pas
tor of Mt. Carmel, spoke of the
need for churches to become
more involved in the struggle
for justice and equality. In
summation he said, "religion
should not be separated from
politics."
Another speaker, Mrs. Lillie
Mae Foster is the mother of
Bobby Foster, who was con
victed in the "Days Inn" trials
and is now on "Death Row".
She said that in each of her
"son's three trials racially bias·
ecl jurys ignored evidence and
witnesses' testimony that
pointed to her son's inno
cence She also thanked the
Charlotte Chapter of the Ν C
Alliance Against Racist and
Political Repression, the rail>
sponsors, for bringing her
Wilkins Changes His Mind AJbout Retirement
d\ oiune> moure jr
Fost Staff Writer
A statement by Roy Wilkins,
executive director of the Na
tional Association for the Ad
vancement of Colored People
• NAACP), to the annual con
vention of the organization
asking to remain its leader
caused confusion among the
delegates.
Cpnventioners met recently
in .tiempnis. lenn.. lor the
67the annual convention Wil
kins made a bid to keep his job
until the <>8th session o! the
convention in June 1977 The
board of directors of the
NAACP have already been
searching for a replacement
tor Wilkins. who was to start
work January 1. 1977.
Over 35 applications have
been received and the board
pians (ο narrow that number
down Ιο ή bv September, ac
cording to published reports
Main of the delegates
to the convention felt that
Wilkins i> being forced out of
his job. due to the tone of his
announcement This group
seemed to feel the 75-year-old
director has given so much to
the organization that he
should have his withes
^ ·/
son s case to attention ot the
general public
The rally's last speaker.
Mrs Klizabeth Chavis. mo
ther of the Rev Ben C'havis.
who is a member of the
Wilmington 1U" and having
fasted over bti days since his
imprisonment She thanked
the Alliance for their support
of the state's political prison
ers and urged all at the
meeting to attend and support
the "Labor Day March for
Labor -Rights and Human
Rights" which will be held in
Raleigh on Labor Day. Sept
ember 6
Rev. Ben Chavis
Civil rights activist
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MISS MYRA CHERRY
...Has splendid personality
Myra Cherry Is
Beauty Of Week
By Abigail L. Flanders
Post Staff Writer
"She walks in beauty like the
night"...Myra Cherry, an
eighteen year old graduate of
Olympic High School has
been chosen as this week's
"beauty of the week". Intelli
gent and "smart around the
house", so her mother says,
Myra's an only child who
elates her church with the
■'«Iodic sounds of her voice
when she sings in the Youth
Choir at Gethsemane Baptist
Church.
Although her speech still
shows signs of her Brooklyn,
New York upbringing, she
now calls Charlotte her home.
A resident of 3235 Ross Ave
nue. Ms Cherry plans to
attend Central Piedmont Com
munity College irr the Pall for
nurse's training.
Ms. Cherry belongs to the
sensuous, mysterious sign of
Scorpio, and typical of her
sign, she is very independent,
intellectual and aware of the
beauty in nature.
There are all kinds of beau
ty, and perhaps
stimulating is the beauty that
is shown from the inside out.
Our beauty this week has a
splendid personality. She's a
dutiful church worker and a
loyal family member, which is
probably equally, if not more
important, than her physical
features, measurements, and
body contours. As one man so
aptly put it: "It's nice to be
beautiful, but it's far more
beautiful to be nice." The
Charlotte Post salutes Ms.
Myra Cherry, a nice, beautiful
and aspiring young woman.
Disco Party To
To Key Voter
Registration
A Disco Parly and Soul
Train Contest will involve
young people in a voter regis
tration drive being conducted
by Radio Station WGIV, Satur
day, July 17, at McC'rorey
Branch YMCA, from 1 to 6
p.m.
Many activities have been
planned to stimulate a re
sponse to the drive, said WGIV
public relations staff member
Jim Black He said prizes to
be given away include passes
k to the Earth. Wind and Fire
concert on July 24. pais -s to
area movie theatres, irnse
balls and caps from the Char
lotte Orioles, record albums '
and gift certificates
Black Women's Caucus
members Ethel Martin and
Sarah Stevenson will work
door-to-door in the area
around the YMCA and Earle
Village to get people out for
the registration drive, «aid
Black
Protest To Continue
Garage Opponents Lose: Take
Fight To County Commissioners
Governor Holshouser Sets
Second ^People's Day"
Governor Jim Holshouser
will hold his second Charlotte
"People's Day" on Thursday,
July 15.
The "People's Day" will be
held Irom 10 a.m. until noon
and from 1:30 until 4:30 p.m.
in Courtroom No. 4 on the
third liuor of die Mecklenbui g
County Courthouse. During
these sessions the Governor
will be available to meet with
citizens on a first-come, first
serve basis.
During his first "People's
Day" in Charlotte on October
9. 1973. the Governor met with
59 citizens. The interviews
ranged from discussions of
problems dealing with roads,
mental health, health, and
prisons to a presentation by a
group of local Boy Scouts.
Charlotte is the only city
outside of Kaleigh which has
been the site of more then one
"people's Day" session. .
our Stale's population ij con
centrated in and around Char
lotte," Governor Holshouser
explained "By returning to
the State's largest city, we
intend to give the people of the
Charlotte area a chance to
voice their problems and com
plaints they have about State
government," he said.
Interviews are limited to
five minutes to assure that as
many people as possible have
the opportunity to talk with
the Governor. Citizens are
assured that their sessions
with the Governor will be
private.
Accompanying the Govern
or will be former Charlotte
resident. Fred Gallagher, the
People's Man. It is Gallag
her's responsibility to see to it
that all matters brought to the
Governor's attention are fol
lowed up by the appropriate
Slate agency. A response is
assured in each case.
Anyone who comes to see
the Governor and is unable to
do so for lack of time will be
asked to leave his r.an.t,
address and the nature of his
problem, complaint or sugges
tion These also w ill be follow
ed up in the same manner as
items which come to the Go
vernor or the People's Man
each day through letters, tele
phone calls or personal visits.
The Governor will be in a
private office in the Court
house. As each person arrives,
he will be given a number
designating his place in line.
As each person's number is
called, he will move into the
Governor's reception office.
From there, he w ill go into the
Governor's private office.
4 Days Left To
Register For
Party Primaries
Monday. July 19, is the last
day to register to vote if you
plan to mark a ballot in the
August 17 party primaries and
the Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Board of Education election
The elections office at 710
East Fourth Street is open
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily,
and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Satur
day. Each of the 16 county
public libraries and the Mobile
City Hall can register voters
If you have moved In the last
30 days, you are required by
law to get a new voter regis
tration certificate.
Among 28 (xindidates
4 Blacks In Race For School Board
υ; oiuucy ιιιυυι cji. *
Post Staff Writer
Four of 28 candidates for
School Board in the August 17,
election are black. One of the
two incumbents in the race is
black
These candidates will vie for
seats.
Black candidates in the race
are Oliver N. Freeman. 63, of
1925 Erie Street; Maggie
Lamb Nicholson. 69. of 1225
South Caldwell Street; R.B.
Phifer. 39. of 1609 Pondella
Drive and in cumbent Phil
Berry. 35, of 1010 Delmar
Lane.
There are a number of
special interests issues in (he
campaign but no over-ridings
issues Although a number of
the candidates have been as
sociated with educational is
sues of various sorts, none
have a large following except
the two incumDents. accord
ing to several education offi
cials who preferred not to be
quoted
Some of these various issues
include an emphasis on "back
to basics" education, more
emphasis on the teaching of
the basic subjects such as
reading and math, a concern
for the support to vocational
education and giving students
in the lower grades a better
base before they reach high
school.
Former school board mem
ber Henderson Belk, 52, of 529
Hempstead Place is a compe
titor in this year's race. The
entrance of this veteran in the
race is balanced by the candi
dacy of two persons under 25.
for the first time say some
officials These two young
candidates are Jamie Stempe,
22. of 4226 Oakforest and Greg
Williams, 23, of 2210 Sarah
iMarks Court.
Women in the race include
Pat Lowe. 39. of 1200 Belgrave
Flacc; Carrie Winter. 46. 5801
Masters Court ; Grace M. Bai
ley, 52, of 3600 Meredith Ave
nue; Dot Camp, 47. of Route 3,
Box 210; Nancy Campbell, 35,
of 7427 Meadowdale Lane.
Mary Ritch, 42. of 4236 Free
dom Drive and Sylvia Stinson,
36. of 13840 Lawyers Road.
Others in the race are Do
nald Τ Austin. 46. of 730
Pineborousgh Road. William
Blythe, 47, of Route 9. Box 234 ;
Don Browder, 37. of 1214 Marl
wood Terrace; James Coble,
45. of 2715 Coltsgate Road;
Wade Fox. 48. of 615Sandri0ge
Road, Peter Gerns. 54. of 3125
Mountainbrook Road. Cloyd
Goodrum Jr., 50, of 1628 Bon
nie Lane. Thomas Harris. 48.
of 6912 Park Road. Ward
Ο.IS Freeman
School Board candidate
McKeithen. :I8. 1029 Codding
ton Place, Ernie Phipps. :»9.
6409 Redmann Hoad. Terry
Seoul. 29, of 6137 Delham
Drive: Barry Sims. 29, of 2618
Shamrock Drive. Barry Tea
Hue. 32. of 2911 Wheelock Road
and Harold Wilson. tK of 4109
C'armel Forest Drive
Charlotte
it
cleaning up
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good
AN UNIDENTIFIED PASSENGER
.^Prepares to board city's ntnv bus
What Bus Improvements Mean
Two types of improvement
will he made in the Charlotte
bus system under city owner
ship and the aid ol Federal
grants. These may be classed
as marketing and managerial.
The managerial improve
ments, made possible by 50-50
City-Federal funding of opera
tions deficits, may not be as
evident as the marketing im
provements but are at least
equally important Staff addi
tions at both the planning and
the operations level are fore
seen by the City's Office of
Transit Planning (OTP ι as
making possible the establish
ment of realistic System stan
dards for service From these,
of course, comes the ability to
put the System on schedule
and to keep it there The OTP
believes on-time departures
and arrivals of the buses on all
routes are the essential first
step in increasing public ac
ceptance of the Transit Sys
tem Increased supervision is
the managerial requirement.
Marketing or capital im
provements will provide the
Transit System with the flexi
bility it requires to meet new
service needs plus the ability
to control costs more efficient
ly by reducing maintenance
expenses Certain improve
ments such as the new colors
and refurbished interiors will
have the additional benefit of
increasing public notice of the
System and increasing rider
comfort
As previously announced
System improvements include
34 new 45-passenger buses
These are to replace older and
expensive-to maintain buses
New maintenance and clean
ing equipment to reduce cost
and improve rider comfort
A two-way radio system This
innovation, proved in a num
ber of major transit systems,
has, as conceived, a three way
benefit
1 Sensors on the bus will alert
the control supervisor to me
chanical problems at a very
early stage often before the
driver will be aware of them
This will reduce damage and
cost and also permit quick
action to get a replacement
bus into service to maintain
schedule or pick up standed
passengers
2 The radio permits accurate
fare counts from point to
point A call to an operator
will bring in a quick fare box
reading This information,
systematically complied over
a length of time, will help the
Office of Transit Planning
accurately project ridership
over given segments of a roule
and thus make necessary cor
rections or changes in service
3. Two-way radio will he an
aid to public safety Many
cities using the system report
that a bus driver's report of
seeing an accident qr even a
robbery in process has speed
ed police and ambuiance at
tion. On the bus itself acci
dents or sudden illness may be
reported immediately and ac
tion taken A foot-operated
switch may be used by a dnv«
to alert headquarters to trou
ble on the bus without the need
lor speak:ng
:M of the existing fleet 01
buses will tie completely re
furbished
Planning
Commission
Rezones Area
By Hoy le II Martin Sr
Post Executive Editor
In the second ph.i-e o! the
diipute ovet the erecting of
county garage. : »■ « 'iiarliHti
Mecklenburg Planning t un.
mission has recommended ι<·
the County Commi oners ie
zoning land near 11· orner ·>ι
Hoskins and He.. ' s Font
Koads for the gara|_. ι <jue«
tion. despite contiiiin I protes!
by northwest Charlotte com
munity groups
Upon leading tin· I Manning
Commission's June Jl meet
ing, Mrs Johnsie I ans, co
ordinator of tile Nnrthwood
Estates Commumly ' irganka
tion. said she l«-lt ihat the
organization and ill· lu other
community group- in the
Northwest Community Asso
ciation had at least won a
partial victory
Mrs Evans'view was based
on the fact "that the Planning
Commission's original plan
called for rezoning the entire
Β ΒΓι acres at the il «rsection
noted with entrances from
lioth Hoskins Road and tlie I H.'>
access road. However, the
recommendation e.ills for only
using half of the land with one
entrance to the garage from
the I «5 access road
In spite of this partial victo
ry. Mrs Evans and the com
munity organizations she re
r· —»··»·· ··■ * ' "*-«» "p."'
for complété opposition to the
garage and the zoning change
directly to the Mecklenburg
County Commissioners again
At a community meeting
attended by W> people last
Thursday, the 1<«·ν Bryant Κ
Clancy read a letter dated
July 7 that he and Mrs Evans
had sent to Allen Tate, chair
man of the Planning Commis
sion as a response to the
Commission'* recommenda
tion The letter says in part,
"We do not feel this is a
genuine compromise <half the
land and one exit to the
garage ι that will preserve,
protect and benefit our com
munity."
"We believe the Planning
Commission ignored com
pletely the concerns express
ed by the residents in our
letter on June IB 1976 to the
County Commissioners and
the Planning Commissioners
We object to the decision by
the County, and the agree
ment of the Planning Commis
sion. to place a repair and
maintenance facility for coun
ty cars and trucks rn our
residential area « iur commu
nity needs facilities which will
be an asset to us. not things
which will detract from the
neighborhood Clancy said
See Garage on page 13
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